Flowchart: Design of a simply supported composite beam - Details

Flowchart: Design of a simply supported composite beam - Details

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Flowchart: Design of a simply supported composite beam - Details

This chart covers the choice of beam section and verification of the design resistance of a
simply supported composite beam under uniform loading.

Start

Span Length Calculate internal forces and

VEd, MEd
Load combination moments

Choose beam section, Cross section data

concrete parameters, Steel grade
EN 1994 1-1 connectors Connectors data
§ 6.6.3

Calculate connectors
PRd
design resistance
EN 1994 1-1
§ 6.6.4
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Calculate
beff
Effective width of concrete flange
EN 1994 1-1 §
5.4.1.2

Verification of bending resistance

No Bending criterion verified ?

Yes

Calculate Shear Resistance VRd

No VEd ≤ VRd

Yes
EN 1994 1-1
Verification of longitudinal shear
§ 6.6.6.2
resistance of the slab
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Longitudinal shear criteria

No
verified ?

When the beam is not fully

Yes propped during construction, it has
also to be checked without the
contribution of the concrete slab
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Flowchart: Design of a simply supported composite beam - Details

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Verification of bending resistance

Start

Cross section data Class of

Steel grade Classification of cross section cross-
Connectors data section

EN 1994 1-1
§ 5.5
Class1 or Class 2 ? No

Yes
Calculate
EN 1994 1-1
degree of shear connection and
§ 6.6.1.2 , min
minimum degree of shear
connection min
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≥ min No

EN 1994 1-1
§ 6.2.1.2 Yes
Calculate plastic resistance
Mpl,Rd
moment

EN 1994 1-1
§ 6.2.1.3
Bending resistance
MEd ≤ Mpl,Rd No
criteria not verified

Yes

Bending resistance
Return
criteria verified

EN 1994 1-1
Calculate stresses in steel and
§ 6.2.1.5 fs, fi, c
concrete flanges

EN 1994 1-1
§ 2.4.1.2
Bending resistance
Criteria verified ? No
criteria not verified
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EN 1994 1-1
§ 6.2.1.5
Yes
Bending resistance criteria:
fs ≤ fyd = fy / M Bending resistance
Return
fi ≤ fyd = fy / M criteria verified
c ≤ fcd = fck / c

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Vertical Shear resistance

Start

Cross section data hw / tw ≤ 72 / No

EN 1993 1-5 § 5.1

Yes

EN 1994 1-1 §
Calculate Shear resistance
6.2.2.2
Using VRd = Vpl,Rd
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EN 1994 1-1
§ 6.2.2.3
Calculate Shear buckling
resistance VRd
Using VRd = Vb,Rd
EN 1993 1-5 § 5

Return
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Verification of longitudinal shear resistance of the slab

Start

Bending verification
with plastic resistance if
cross section is of Class 1 or 2
and > min
Bending verification with
(see page 2) No
plastic resistance ?

Yes

EN 1992 1-1 Calculate plastic longitudinal shear

§ 6.2.4 stresses in potential surfaces of
failure
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EN 1992 1-1 Calculate elastic longitudinal shear

§ 6.2.4 stresses in potential surfaces of vEd
failure

EN 1992 1-1
Longitudinal shear
§ 6.2.4 vEd ≤ fcd sin f cos f No
criterion not verified

Yes

Longitudinal shear
Return
criterion verified
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